# Web Search and Evaluation

## Google Search
1) What would you query to see how many pages on the English Wikipedia site contain the exact phrase “Northeastern University”? How many results did you get?

To find this I used Google's advanced search tool. In the find pages black, I entered "Northeastern". Then in the sight or domain blank, I entered "Wikipedia.org". Once I hit search, it populated 226,000 results. This could also be done by entering "Northeastern site:wikipedia.org" into the search bar.

2) What would you query to see web pages about the skate fish without mention of the phrase “ice rink”? (Hint: It can still mention “ice” or “rink” but not “ice rink.”)

First I used Google's advanced search and entered "skate fish" into the find pages blank. Then I entered "ice rink" into the none of these words blank. This could also be done by entering "Skate fish -"ice -rink"" into the search bar. (55,500,000 results)

3) What would you query to see web pages about the Northeastern Huskies from the first day of 2001 through the last day of 2002?

To search this you would simply go to the tools button below the search bar. A button would then pop us that says "Any Time" Once you select this you are able to select your target date range.

Top Image of "Penguin Pair" with a "Creative Commons" usage right:

## Web Credibility

Here is the [website](http://justfunfacts.com/interesting-facts-about-killer-whales/) I found to have questionable credibility.

Applying the criteria from the sources provided:

a) Who is the author of this source?
If I scroll to the bottom of the article to the section lablled "author" all I find is a blank photo with the author's name being "admin"... seems a little sketchy

b) What is the purpose of this source?
It appears to me that the purpose of this source is to educate on some facts about killer whales.

c) Where was this published?
There is aboslutely no information of where, when, or who published this article or website.

d) Are there citations?
There is no hint as to where the author got these facts from, so do I just blindly trust them?

## Wikipedia Evaluation

1) A version of the “Joseph Reagle” Wikipedia article stated (a) I worked at the World Wide Web Consortium and (b) my book Good Faith Collaboration was “bestselling.” How does these claims relate to the policy of Wikipedia:Verifiability? Would you suggest any changes to the page?

Because Wikipedia is a source that is publicly editable it calls into question the information that it presents. This page states that any information that is added to a wiki page must be publically verifiable. The 2 things I could find in regards to (a) and (b) were that one doesn't technically work at the World Wide Web Consortium, one is typically a member. This could be changed on the page. The second thing is that nowhere on the books wiki page does it mention that it was a bestseller, this word could just be removed from the page.

2) According to its history, when was this page first created (i.e., the oldest version)?
It appears that the oldest verion of this page was made on August 1st, 2011.